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guyzilla |
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September 26, 2009 02:05:55am |
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feature_films
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Re: One more e-mail question |
Like I said, I was more concerned about other things besides privacy. When I get an e-mail I don't recognize, it goes in the spam folder, no biggy. But the privacy issue does seem to bother others quite a bit, and I respect their feelings about it, plus the way the issue was brought to my attention rattled me a little, as it did others. It was a bit of a shock when I got the news. What can I say, I'm a worry-wart.
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finnobrit |
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September 26, 2009 11:40:49am |
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feature_films
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Re: One more e-mail question |
That's like saying if you're concerned about your health don't eat.
Yes there are risks in everything we do on the internet, but responsible sites are supposed to inform us about those risks so that we can make an informed judgement. That isn't just a question of politeness, there are laws in many countries which require websites to tell their users if they are revealing their e-mail address to other people.
The reason so many sites have privacy statements is because they're direct or indirect legal requirements.
It's not just the publication of the addresses, it's the lack of consent and lack of information.
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finnobrit |
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September 26, 2009 11:46:46am |
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feature_films
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Re: One more e-mail question |
"I can´t think of any serious illegal action that can be done using someone else's e-mail address"
How about spam?
Like I said before, IA published their address in an anti-spam form (with at and dot instead of @ and .) precisely because they are worried about it being harvested. But they took no such precautions with their uploaders' addresses which are published in their natural forms.
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